When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, NPR’s Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single cell into making a million more viruses. See and hear the rest of the story on NPR.org: www.npr.org Credit: Robert Krulwich, David Bolinsky, Jason Orfanon

Animation of the mechanism of an influenza virus and how Crucell’s antibodies target the HA1 proteins on the virus and prevent further spread of influenza. Client: Crucell Direction, Design & Animation: Daniel Lim, 2Preform Music & Sound Design: Javier Barrero, Logical Disorder Production Company: David Hager, All Terrain Media

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